Search Results: death in the castle a novel by buck pearl s

John Day Co, 1965. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

John Day Co, 1965. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Amereon Ltd, 1988-12. Hardcover. Good.

New York: Pocket Books - A Pocket Cardinal Edition, 1967. First Printing Stated . Mass Market. Very Good. 185 Pages. Red Page Edges. March 1967 First Printing Edition. No defects noted but it lacks the feel of a new un-opened book. Red page edges. In this novel, set in an ancient and brooding English castle, Pearl S. Buck once more displays her extraordinary versatility. On the surface it is a spellbinding tale of the determination of a wealthy young American to buy an old castle from the impoverished aristocrats who own it. He then plans to move it stone by stone to his estate in Connecticut, there to house a great collection of Renaissance art. The intensity of his ambition is matched by the shocked reluctance of Sir Richard Sedgeley and Lady Mary to see their heritage dismantled, scene of a proud and noble past. The role of sympathetic mediator falls to the lovely girl, Kate, who is ostensibly a servant in the castle, granddaughter of the elderly butler Wells. The reader soon learns that she is… Read More

New York: John Day Company. 1965. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Edge wear and creasing. Soiling to front and rear panels. opened tear to front panel's lower-left corner. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .